Archive for the 'Patrick Corbin' Tag Under 'Angels' Category

Arizona lefthander Patrick Corbin, 22, made his major league debut Monday and defeated Florida, 9-5. Corbin got out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and the Diamondbacks rewarded him with a 7-0 lead after two innings.

It wasn't a quality start for Corbin, who came up one out short of six innings and gave up three runs.

With Joe Saunders starting strongly for Arizona and with lefty Tyler Skaggs waiting for another spot to open in the rotation, it appears the Diamondbacks general manager in 2010 did a nice job researching the Angels farm system when it came time to extract a price for Haren. Guy named Jerry Dipoto.

• Cedar Rapids: Mike Trout was 6 for 10 with two walks, including a single, double and two runs scored in the Kernels' 10-run first inning Sunday. That pushes his slash stats to .370/.449/.553, as he leads the Midwest League in batting average, OBP, steals, runs and hits. He's hitting .421, with a .500 OBP, over his past 10 games. Third baseman/outfielder Jeremy Cruz was 5 for 11 on the weekend, including a home run Friday. Fabio Martinez Mesa on Saturday continued his wild/impressive season, as he struck out eight and allowed just two hits in 4 2/3 innings, but also walked seven.

• Rancho Cucamonga: Patrick Corbin threw six shutout innings Friday, striking out seven, walking two and allowing three hits in his finest start since being promoted to Rancho. That's five starts, a 3.25 ERA and nearly three K's per walk for the left-hander since joining the extremely hitter-friendly league. Tyson Auer stayed hot, 4 for 7 on the weekend with a home run Saturday as he bats .487/.533/.769 in his past 10 games.

• Arkansas: Second baseman Abel Nieves on Friday hit his first two home runs of the season. Shortstop Andrew Romine hit a pair of triples Saturday and added two hits Sunday. Newest Angel Daniel Cabrera pitched two innings of relief Saturday, blowing a lead and allowing his first run as a Traveler. He struck out three and walked nobody.

• Salt Lake: Bees pitchers gave up 29 runs in three games, with Tim Kiely (10 runs, 4 2/4 innings) getting the worst of it in his Salt Lake debut. Will Smith (7 runs, 4 2/3 innings) and Daniel Davidson (5 runs, 5 innings) weren't much better. Smith walked nine batters Saturday, three more than he walked in the entire 2008 season (73 innings) in Orem. Rich Thompson threw a scoreless inning Sunday, lowering his ERA to 0.73. Mark Trumbo doubled twice Friday and homered for his only hit Saturday. Peter Bourjos was 2 for 12 with a homer, Hank Conger was 3 for 11.

- The only Midwest League player who has an OPS higher than Mike Trout's 1.000 is Jerry Sands of Great Lakes. Sands has a league-leading 15 home runs and an OPS of 1.215. He's from Catawba College in North Carolina and was drafted in the 25th round by the Dodgers in 2008.

- Sands and Trout are also 1-2 in on-base percentage at .457 and .442.

- Cedar Rapids lefty Tyler Skaggs, in his first pro year, is ninth in the Midwest League in WHIP (walks and hits, per innings pitched), at 1.03.

- Lefty Anthony Vazquez, who finished his college career at USC after beginning at Texas A&M, was the top pitcher in the Midwest League in ERA or WHIP before he was promoted to the Cal League. He's in the Mariners organization.

Cedar Rapids: Mike Trout went 2 for 4 with a double and two runs, and is now 10 for his last 21 with four extra-base hits. Luis Jimenez doubled and tripled. Patrick Corbin improved to 6-0 with a three-hitter, striking out three, walking none and allowing one earned run.

Rancho Cucamonga: Alexi Amarista hit his first home run of the season, and shortstop Darwin Perez doubled and tripled to lift his line to .303/.367/.455. Ryan Chaffee got the win but pitched poorly for his third start in a row, walking four and allowing four runs in five innings. Bobby Wilson went 1 for 3 in a rehab appearance.